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O nOTnmxtD Thursday, April 27, 1995 Volume 58 Number 76 r i a si F 1HS A -: '"Is i 1 v ,.,....1 4. , ;b , v m t- r - r r j : 1 - BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST See you in seven years Emily D'Hulst, a 7th grader from Mound Fort Middle School waves good-bye to Weber State University for a few years from one of the many buses parked in the A-10 parking lot on Wednesday. D'Hulst came to WSU to see Ballet West's performance of Carmina burana at the Browning Center. Signpost blows fuse, deadline Editor's note: The following is an explanation regarding why The Signpost ivas not published Wednesday. By Jennifer King Signpost editor in chief The Signpost merged onto the Information Highway but unfortunately, this week we've had a break down and we are waiting for a tow truck to rescue us. Tuesday, much of the campus felt the impact of our break down when the EtherNet system malfunctioned affecting the majority of the computer systems on campus. The lag in the campus-wide system was traced to The Signpost offices and repaired on Tuesday, but the problems did not end there for the newspaper staff. As a result of the breakdown, the printer used to print the fully paginated newspaper, was not functioning. In spite of numerous efforts, the problems could not be solved. This series of events is the reason The Signpost was not printed and out in the stands Wednesday morning. In order to allow for the repairs of the system and printer, The Signpost will not be published Friday, but will be in the newspaper stands Monday morning. The Signpost would like to publicly thank Jim Minor from Academic Computing for leaving his home Tuesday to answer our pleas for help and the individual editors, reporters and photographers, who kept on working toward meeting their deadline even though the prospects of publishing the paper were slim. The Signpost would also like to apologize to the student body and administration for not providing an issue of the newspaper. We would like to apologize, especially, to our advertisers for the inconvenience this technical problem may have caused. ! Student asks union buildina to 'butt out' By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor They're trying to decide whether or not they should quit those cigarettes. They say they could live without them, but they don't want to make the decision alone. Members of the Shepherd Union Building Advisory Board discussed Wednesday a proposal to ban cigarette sales at Wildcat Lanes. The proposed ban originated from a letter sent to board members April 4 from nursing student Brent Richardson. In his letter, Richardson said his experience in the health profession has made him interested in the health and well-being of everyone and was surprised to find that the bowling alley was selling tobacco products. "It is well documented that tobacco products account for many of our country's illness and disease," he said. He concluded his letter by requesting the union board to discontinue the selling of tobacco products in the union building. "As a nursing student, I don't think anything being supported by student fees should be promoting unhealthy acts," Richardson said during his presentation to the board. He said a good reason for the union building to quit the sale of cigarettes is that taxpayers have to pick up the bills of people with unhealthy lifestyles who cannot get health insurance. Michael Ellis, director of the union building, said most of the comments thus far have come from those who smoke such as "we will be forced off campus and the bowling alley will lose our money; the union building should cater to all students even those who use a legal substance." One nonsmoker said, "I think it's a great idea because it will help save lives." Fred Meaders, coordinator of Wildcat Lanes, said the reason the cigarettes are sold is to provide a service to students, faculty and staff, but says the bowling center would survive without the sales. "We've provided the products as a service to the university community, but it doesn't matter to us if we don't provide them," he said. "We are self-supporting. Wildcat Lanes would still be profitable if we didn't sell them, but we want to know how people feel about this service." Meaders said the the board is actively seeking comments for and against the proposed ban and have placed comment boxes at Wildcat Lanes and at the union building information booth. The union building is supported by student fees and the cigarettes are bought with those fees. The profits help fund student employees and some of the facilities at Wildcat Lanes, Meaders said. He also said about $2,000 is returned to the union building general budget. Ellis said the board would have to find money elsewhere to offset the loss. Although Wildcat Lanes has made a profit from selling the cigarettes, sales have been dwindling, Meaders said. Three years ago Wildcat Lanes earned $14,000 in cigarette sales compared to $8,000 two years ago and $6,000 last year. He said two years ago sales See Union page 3 Quick Takes V a&e Student soloists set stage for annual Concerto Night. See page 6 riNews University president urges diversity. See page 2 CjOpinion Rescue workers demonstrate bravery in wake of disaster. See page 4 ' j Si to -a riSports WSU decathlete Bill Schuffenhaur sets his sights on the Olympic trials. See page 9 Weather Thursday Mostly sunny 6545 Friday Partly cloudy 60s40s

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O nOTnmxtD Thursday, April 27, 1995 Volume 58 Number 76 r i a si F 1HS A -: '"Is i 1 v ,.,....1 4. , ;b , v m t- r - r r j : 1 - BRIAN NICHOLSONTHE SIGNPOST See you in seven years Emily D'Hulst, a 7th grader from Mound Fort Middle School waves good-bye to Weber State University for a few years from one of the many buses parked in the A-10 parking lot on Wednesday. D'Hulst came to WSU to see Ballet West's performance of Carmina burana at the Browning Center. Signpost blows fuse, deadline Editor's note: The following is an explanation regarding why The Signpost ivas not published Wednesday. By Jennifer King Signpost editor in chief The Signpost merged onto the Information Highway but unfortunately, this week we've had a break down and we are waiting for a tow truck to rescue us. Tuesday, much of the campus felt the impact of our break down when the EtherNet system malfunctioned affecting the majority of the computer systems on campus. The lag in the campus-wide system was traced to The Signpost offices and repaired on Tuesday, but the problems did not end there for the newspaper staff. As a result of the breakdown, the printer used to print the fully paginated newspaper, was not functioning. In spite of numerous efforts, the problems could not be solved. This series of events is the reason The Signpost was not printed and out in the stands Wednesday morning. In order to allow for the repairs of the system and printer, The Signpost will not be published Friday, but will be in the newspaper stands Monday morning. The Signpost would like to publicly thank Jim Minor from Academic Computing for leaving his home Tuesday to answer our pleas for help and the individual editors, reporters and photographers, who kept on working toward meeting their deadline even though the prospects of publishing the paper were slim. The Signpost would also like to apologize to the student body and administration for not providing an issue of the newspaper. We would like to apologize, especially, to our advertisers for the inconvenience this technical problem may have caused. ! Student asks union buildina to 'butt out' By David Hill Signpost campus affairs editor They're trying to decide whether or not they should quit those cigarettes. They say they could live without them, but they don't want to make the decision alone. Members of the Shepherd Union Building Advisory Board discussed Wednesday a proposal to ban cigarette sales at Wildcat Lanes. The proposed ban originated from a letter sent to board members April 4 from nursing student Brent Richardson. In his letter, Richardson said his experience in the health profession has made him interested in the health and well-being of everyone and was surprised to find that the bowling alley was selling tobacco products. "It is well documented that tobacco products account for many of our country's illness and disease," he said. He concluded his letter by requesting the union board to discontinue the selling of tobacco products in the union building. "As a nursing student, I don't think anything being supported by student fees should be promoting unhealthy acts," Richardson said during his presentation to the board. He said a good reason for the union building to quit the sale of cigarettes is that taxpayers have to pick up the bills of people with unhealthy lifestyles who cannot get health insurance. Michael Ellis, director of the union building, said most of the comments thus far have come from those who smoke such as "we will be forced off campus and the bowling alley will lose our money; the union building should cater to all students even those who use a legal substance." One nonsmoker said, "I think it's a great idea because it will help save lives." Fred Meaders, coordinator of Wildcat Lanes, said the reason the cigarettes are sold is to provide a service to students, faculty and staff, but says the bowling center would survive without the sales. "We've provided the products as a service to the university community, but it doesn't matter to us if we don't provide them," he said. "We are self-supporting. Wildcat Lanes would still be profitable if we didn't sell them, but we want to know how people feel about this service." Meaders said the the board is actively seeking comments for and against the proposed ban and have placed comment boxes at Wildcat Lanes and at the union building information booth. The union building is supported by student fees and the cigarettes are bought with those fees. The profits help fund student employees and some of the facilities at Wildcat Lanes, Meaders said. He also said about $2,000 is returned to the union building general budget. Ellis said the board would have to find money elsewhere to offset the loss. Although Wildcat Lanes has made a profit from selling the cigarettes, sales have been dwindling, Meaders said. Three years ago Wildcat Lanes earned $14,000 in cigarette sales compared to $8,000 two years ago and $6,000 last year. He said two years ago sales See Union page 3 Quick Takes V a&e Student soloists set stage for annual Concerto Night. See page 6 riNews University president urges diversity. See page 2 CjOpinion Rescue workers demonstrate bravery in wake of disaster. See page 4 ' j Si to -a riSports WSU decathlete Bill Schuffenhaur sets his sights on the Olympic trials. See page 9 Weather Thursday Mostly sunny 6545 Friday Partly cloudy 60s40s